Improvement in harvesters



section 0f main gear-wheel.

V wheel, k,being loose'on the shaftf; also, apieee,

"12 is the main gear-wheel Io. This -wheel la has 2L OHARLES J. e. PETERSEN, OF

EN'I, OFFICE.

120m: OHESTER, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTERS.

Specificetion forming part of Lettere Petent No. 119,172, dated September 19, 1871.

To all whom z't may concem:

Be it known thet I, OHABLES J. 0. PETERSEN, of Port Ghester, in the county of Westehester and State of New York have invented oertein Improvements in Hervesters, of Whioh the following is espeeifieation:

The accompanying drawing shows ahervester with my improvements forming a part thereof, Figure 1 being a right-side view when the cutting apparzttus is down, the eluteh on the gear-shaft -being open, and the finger-bar end sickle-bar not being shown; Fig. 2, left-side view; Fig. -3, top view,the eutting apparatus being down, eertain parte not shown; Fig. 4, view of parte detachecl, showing the joint eonhecting siokle-ber With pitman; Fig. 5, view of parte detaehed, showing the track-olearer end shoe Fig. 6, front view of parte detaohed, showing the pole-socket end front wheel Fig. 7, side view ofmztin gear-wheel, show ing the interim surface, end- Fig. 8, transverse The frame of this machine is made of five (or more or lese) pieces of wood, a, put together Without mortising, end held in contaet by means of bolts b passing through the pieces transversel'y, making a eheap, strong, end durable frame. T0 the rear of this frame are attaohed, by 1hezms of the same bolts which 11o1d the frame together, two pieces of casting, 0 end d, one on 62t0h side of the frame. These pieceso end al form the b0xes or bea-finge e for the main shaft f. The pieee 011 that side of the fram'e opposite to the outting epparatus has 21111 erm or breteket, g, for a purpose which will further 011 be explained. On the main shaft f are two driving-wheels, h and 1). The wheelh, on the side of the eutting apparatus, is firmly fastened onto the shaft, while the wheel 6 on the other side rune 1oose on the main shztft. The loose whee1 5 is provided with ratchet-teeth j on the inner side of the hub. Between the main fra-me end. the wheel i is mounted a mein gear- Z, with ratehet-teeth. Between the retehet-teeth of the pieoe I and those of themain driving-wheel 1ong hub, m. 011 eeteh side of the wheel and on the hub is a small plete, n, with ratohet-teeth. Through the wheel la, in et oircle, o, around the hub, and at egual dstance, or nearly so, from the hub and from eaeh other, are holes 1). In two of these holes are pins q, securely fastened, so that they'extend equally on eaoh side of the wheel. Through the other holes r, whioh may' be somewhetlerger, pese c0iled springs, whieh aot egainst the ratehet-plates 12 and keep them in gear With the corresponding retchet-teeth on the drivingwheel and on the pieee l, which pieee, by means of a key or set-serew, s, is seeurely fastened on the 11]2L11 shaft. The pins q fit into holes in the ratehet-plates n. By tl1ese meztns both drivngwheels aot independent and give positive motion to the 1112L11 gear-wheel when the mztohine goes forward, while by the baekward motion of the maehine the main geatr-wheel stende stil1. On the same side as the loose driving-wheel and forward of the main shaft, end fastened to the main freme by means of the bolt t passing throngh the main frame, is a oasting With two arms or brackets, u 2t11(1 u. Through these arme, end horizontally in line With the rnztn shaft, pesses a stationary shaft, w, the baek end of whioh extends towerd the main shaft, and has a bearing in the ztrm g of the oasting d. Between the arme u and 0, and on the Sh2tft w, hangs a small oast-iron frame, x. In this frame are bearings for two short shafts, et equal di stenee from the station ary shaft w, one below and one above the. saune. On the upper sheft is a spur-Whee1, y, end pinion 2, and on the lower shaft d: pinion, z. At the front end of the lower shaft is a smetll balanee-wheel, y, provided With a rest or wrist-pin. To the front of the main frame and on the side With the eutting appar'atus is a braeket, su, with e slot, w. This bracket is provided With a vertical journal-box, into which is fitted a shztft, e. To the lower part of this shaft is a.ttaehecl et front side wheel, u, and 130 the top of this shaft, being fastened. by means of a key or set-screw, a erank, t, the objeet of which will be explztined directly. To the front of the main frame end 2tt proper distaa1'ee from the side wheel 14 is aftixed a soeket, s, in such manner that the wood 1ies between' two iron p1zttes, end a b01t passes through the saune, so that the socket can be 1noved. from one side to the other. Into this socket is fitted the pole, so that the pole 02m be moved up or down without moving the socket but the motion of the po1e from one side to the other Will impart the saune motion to the socket. To the bottom ofthis socket is fastened, by means of et serew or otherwise,oonneeting-rod, r, the outer end of whoh is attached to the crank t. By these means the motion of the pole from one side to the other imparts the sarne motion to the side wheel u, and thus the driver can lead the 1naehine on short ourves, side draft being entirely eounteracted and no weigbt foreed on the horses neeks. On the stationary shaft w and gearing into the main gear-wheel 70 is a beveled pinion, Q, which has on its front end ratchet-teeth 1). On the same stationary shaft is a sleeve, 0, and a gear-wheel M. The wheel n gears into the pini0n 2, and the larger wheel y gears into the pinion k, this pinion being in conneotion With a gearwheel, j, wheelj gearng with the pinion 2 on. the lower shaft. lhe sleeve 0 of the gear-wheel n being squa-re, out-side on this square is fittted a clutoh, h, provided With ratchet-teeth whioh fit into the ratehet-teeth of the beveled pinion q. lhe elutch is n1oved forward by a cam-hoaded lever, g, near the drivers seat, and baokward by a spring, so that the driver oan set the gearing for 1notion or stop the sanne, as may be required. The ooupling-bar is a single fiat bar of iron, f, with a short round piece on one end for a lever, e, whioh is fastened thereto by akey or set-sorew. 'lhe round end of the bar extends through a hole in the frame ne, so tl1atit oan be seourely fastened by means of awasher and nut, 'lhe top 0 of this iron frame forms a segment of a cirele drawn from the center of the hole in which the fingerbeam is fastened. On the segmental part are holes or recesses for the binding-screw of the lever. By means of this lever the finger-bearn can be turned and secured in the position desired. To the other end of the coupling-bar is attaehed a piece, b, of 1nalleable iron or otber suitable material. This piece has the double funetion of 1nakin g a strong single joint or hinge, and forming the hinge for eonneeting the coupling=bar Wth the side bracket m, by means of two parallel conneotng-bars, a. On the outer end of the bars is a roller, I), whieh fits into the slot w, so that theroller and braeket are between the parallel bars. The inner ends of the bars are attaohed by a bolt to a link, d, 011 the malleable cast-iron piece 1). The finger-bar 6 is a strong flat iron bar, in which is planed a groove of about three-fourths of an ineh on top and about one inoh on the bottom. The siokle-barj" runs on top of the finger-bar and over the groove, coverin g the saune. On the 1u1der side of the sieklebar, between the cutters, and at egual dstanoe, accordin g to the 'Width of the outters, are pieoes that fit in the groove. They are riveted to the siokle-bar, all of them, exoept the two outside pieces, having, on the under side, a small groove. The siekles being rivet-ed to the top of the bar in the usual manner, the rivet-beads are not in the way, as they have plenty of roonr in the groove. In the middle of the fingenbar, and behind the sickle-bar, is an oil-receptaele, fastened withthe same screws that fasten the mddle fingers. A short screw, g, plugs the mouth of this receptae1e. This serew oan easily be taken out and oi1 poured in the reeeptacle and the screw replaced. 'lhe oi1 Wi1l then distribute itself the whole length of the sickle, and will, by the pieces in the grooves, be pushed backward and forward, and

thus fully lubricate the parts. The finger-bar is notohed, h, according to the division of fingers, and into the noteh the finger is fitted in snob manner that it cannot be 1noved from one side to the other. The sickle-plate be ing as thiok as the sickle-bar, and resting over the top of the slot in the finger-bar, and a suitab1e long and strong plate being under the fingerbar, having on its extreme end a eireular projection whoh fits into recesses bored into the under side of the finger-bar, and, by means of screws passing from the top of the finger-bar and through the saune into the projection or thickened part of the finger, makes a very strong end simple conneotion, easily ta-ken off and replaced when neoessary. lhe outside shoe or divider 1' is made of malleable iron, in skeleton form, sorewed aganst the end of the finger-bar, the sorew passng .through a slot in the divider and having its hold into a piene riveted on top of the finger-bar, the divider thus being adjustab1e independent of the elearer. T0 this pece is also conneoted the traok-clearer, an end of this pieoe extending backward from the finger-bar and having a cylindrioal projection on eaeh side. The track-clearer j s made of suitable materia], forming a curved plate with a short curve on top and bottom. On the end thereof is a sooket, into which a suitable stick or piece of wood can be easily'fastened. On tbat end toward the fingerbeam is a lip, with a ho1e that fits on one of the cylindrical projeotions on the extended piece. An extra pece fit-s on the opposite cylindrical projeetion, and the other end of the piece is serewed to the ourved plate or track-clearer. On the right side of the maehine is a segment of a wheel or pulley, k, on or to which is attached a lever, l, in sueh a manner that a positive motion may be given to the pulley longitudinal Wth the main frame. 'lhe lever is held, by means of a spring in the socket, toward the cutting apparatus. Under the movements of ths lever the outting apparatus may be raiscd so as to pass over obstaeles, and held in position by means of a standard or upright, m, bolted to the mainframe. This upright has a right-angled or horizontal arm extendng transversely from the frame over the driving-wheel. In this arn1 is a slot, n, into whieh the bar of the outting apparatus is turned upright and baekward in about an angle of forty-five degrees. There is rveted to the upright a piece, 0, with suitable teeth, by means of whioh the lever is held firmly end secure when the cutting apparatus is turned baci; in its resting piace. ll1e outting apparatus is held up from the ground by means of a cha-in, p, fastened to the segmental pulley, the other end of the chain being fastened to the two parallel bars a. By means of the lever e attaehed to the coupling-bar I), and the screw on the top thereof, and the recesses in the segmental top, the cutting apparatus is securely held when the maohine is moved from place to place. The

sickle-bar I) is operated by a conneeting-rod, r, attaohed to the wrist or wrist-pin on the bar-lancewheel y, and by its forked end to a knuokle joint which is pivoted tothe piace q of the finger-bar.

embracedby the two plates u and '11 of the other part'of the link. -These tW0 plates also embrace the forked end of the connecting-rod. The two plates u and. v are clamped together by the screw w.

What I claim as my mveuton s-- 1. The man gear-wheel la in its relation no che drving-wheel z and piece 1, and constructed and operated as herein recited.

2. The stationary shafb w, With the wheels and pnons and clutch thereon, arranged and operating as herein set forth.

3. The side frame m with the couplng-bar f attached thereto, and. thelever e, hawng che One part of this joint 8 is pvoted to the end t of the sickle-bar, and. the other end top a, as arranged, for the purpose of setting the sickle-bar ai: difierent angles aganstthe grass, and for holding the cuttng apparatus firmly in its p1ace, as descrbed.

4. The track-clearerj, in combination wth the adjustable dvider i anud finger-bar, the parts beng constructed and connected as descrbed.

5. The arrangement of the oil-recepta-cle in its relation to the fingenbar and the peces under the cutter-bar, as described.

.Ths specificaton signed thS 29th day of May, 1871.

OHARLES J. 0. PETERSEN.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL DEALL, J. HENRY GILBERT. 

